Billiard-cue.



No. 788,910. PATENTED MAY 2, 1905.

- C. S. JONES. BILLIARD CUE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3. 1904.

' INVENTOR ATTORNE Y8 ilw rnn STATES Patented May 2, 1905.

PATENT FFICE.

BlLLlARD-CUE.

. SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 788,910, dated May 2, 1905.

Application filed September 3,1904. Serial No. 223,273-

To all whom, itvnay concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. JONES, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Billiard-Cues, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in billiardcues, and has for an object to provide a novel construction including'a cue-stick and means whereby the same may be operated pneumatically or by air-pressure; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention as in use. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view showing the cylinder and the deflected connecting portion at the butt of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the outer end of the cylinder, showing the guide for the cue-stick and the vent for the air in front of the piston. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the connecting-section.

As shown, my one includes the stick A, provided at one end with the tip B and at the other end with the piston C, the cylinder a, the connecting-section D, provided at one end with the nipple D to enter the rear end of the cylinder and at its other end with the nipple D to receive the rubber tube E, and the aircompressor F, in the form of a bulb, at the opposite end of the tube E, as shown.

The cylinder a is fitted atits rear end upon the nipple of the deflected connecting portion and is provided at its other end with a guide at a" for guiding the stick and is slotted at 0/ in rear of said guide to permit the escape of air in front of the piston. This is important, as it provides for properly guiding the cuestick at the extreme front end of the cylinder and at the same time permits the escape of air in front of the piston.

The piston C may be of any ordinary construction, and a cushion C is preferably provided on the stick A immediately in advance of the piston to strike the outer end of the cylinder (4 and cushion the outer movement of the stick. A cushion C is also provided on the cue-stick A immediately in rear of the tip B to cushion the return movement of the stick. This cushion C may preferably be a short length of rubber tubing encircling the stickA immediately in advance of the piston, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The connecting portion D is deflected between its ends, so it can be readily grasped by the hand of the operator in manipulating the device in shooting the balls as desired.

In operation the cue may be held in the left hand in position behind the cue-ball, and the air-bulb is grasped by the right hand, and pressure upon the bulb will force the cue-stick out with any desired degree of force, and the quickness with which the pressure is applied to the air bulb determines the shooting strength of the cue-stick, and the more rapidly the pressure is applied ti) the bulb the more rapidly and the harder the ball will be put. The right hand thus regulates the force of the plays while the left hand holds the cue in position and gives direction to the play.

By the use of my invention the game of pool or billiards may be played upon a smaller table than is generally used, and a large parlor or room in which to carry'on the game will not be required, as in the present method where longer cue-sticks are employed. The invention will also permit the arrangement of smaller tables in close proximity without the players at one interfering with the players at adjacent tables. Moreover, the use of the pneumatic pool and billiard cue enables the tables to be arranged to permit the players to play a more perfect game, and the pneumatic one will reduce the games played to a more scientific basis and add interest and novelty.

The construction is simple, inexpensive, an can be readily used with the ordinary billiard tables or with special tables, as may be preferred.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A one comprising a cue-stick having a cue-tip at its outer end, a piston at its inner end and a cushion in advance of the piston, a cylinder provided at its outer end with a guide for the cue-stick and vented in rear of said guide for the escape of air in advance of the piston, a rigid connecting-section provided at one end With a nipple fitting in the rear end of the cylinder and at its other end With a nipple for the air-tube and deflected between said ends, an air-tube connected at one end with the deflected connecting-section, and an air-compressor on the other end of the tube, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the cue-stick having a cue-tip at one end, a piston at the other end, cushions adjacent to said tip and piston, a cylinder in Which said piston operates and provided with a guide for the stick, such guide being arranged between and in position to form an abutment for the cushions on the stick,-and means for producing pressure in.

the cylinder to operate the stick.

CHAS. S. JONES.

Witnesses:

J. T. STEWART, SAM T. JUNKIN. 

